{
  "slug": "workflows-create-repo-accepts-a-local-directory-97e2df46bd08",
  "title": "workflows create --repo accepts a local directory",
  "tools": [
    "render"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-04-29T20:49:32.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-04-29T20:49:32.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "To create a workflow from the current repository directory, run `render workflows create` with `--repo .` and provide the required workflow configuration.",
    "examples": [
      "render workflows create --repo . --name <workflow-name> --runtime <node|python|go|ruby|elixir> --build-command '<build-command>' --run-command '<run-command>'"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v2.16.0",
      "--repo (required): Repository URL or local directory path; `.` resolves through the repository's origin remote.",
      "--name (required): Workflow name in non-interactive mode.",
      "--runtime (required): Runtime: node, python, go, ruby, or elixir.",
      "--build-command (required): Build command in non-interactive mode.",
      "--run-command (required): Command to run the workflow; required in non-interactive mode.",
      "Prerequisite: Use the Render CLI and authenticate with `render login` before running commands that access your account."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Create a workflow from the current repository directory.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/render-oss/cli/releases/tag/v2.16.0",
    "https://render.com/docs/cli-reference",
    "https://render.com/docs/cli"
  ],
  "rank": 0.93048,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-34037c54c7cff215-2:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "3ab190731e8a49872054303a717cd6573c61e82684eb0f9379d4aa879a6bf06d"
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  "review": {
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    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.93 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.63 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}